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  • The Matatu

The Matatu

Author
Eric Walters
Publication Date
August 23, 2016
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
The Matatu
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Description

Do you know why dogs always chase after the matatus?

Kioko had been watching the matatus come and go for as long as he could remember. But today, for his fifth birthday, he climbs aboard one with his grandfather. As the matatu pulls away from the market, the village dogs chase after them. When Kioko asks his grandfather why the dogs always bark and chase after matatus, his grandfather tells him an entertaining tale about a dog, a goat and a sheep.

Set in East Africa, The Matatu is a colorful story filled with many unexpected turns and twists along the way.

Publication date
August 23, 2016
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781459812963
Lexile Measure
510
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
BISAC categories
JUV012020 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Country & Ethnic - General
JUV024000 - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Country Life
JUV030010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Africa
JUV012050 - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables | African

Kirkus

The author’s note, drawing upon his Kenyan experiences, will amuse adults, but the full point of the story may elude youngsters, who are likely to be just as literal-minded as Kioko. Nevertheless, the love and respect shown between Kioko and his grandfather is both universal and sweetly evident.

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